From: Nathan Russell (nrussell_at_acsu.buffalo.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 25 2002 - 10:17:21 PST
On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:33:58 +0900, j3b4_at_yahoo.com wrote: >I give the FRC a future. Or a future(s) contract to be exact, >allowing rules to be purchased at today's affordable price of 99 >Fantasy Bucks (Fantasy Bucks are pegged to the Euro at 13.23 >Euro's = 1 FB). Since the value of rules is a function of their >scarcity this will afford the committee hedge against leaner >times (such as the holiday's) when rules are hard to come by. >Perhaps it's not the warmest or most romantic gift the >committee could receive but I trust it's value will be >appreciated. In order that we can fairly and objectively >compare their value, all rules following this one must specify >the cash price of their author's gifts to the committee.-- >Joshua E. Bearden >"Beware the fury of the patient man. " >-Dryden, (1631-1700) Seems unkind to require all gifts to have a price... but OTOH the contest doesn't specify that gifts be "romantic" and neither does FR 1. As such, VALID 0 for the length and persuasive argument, canceled by a penalty for the 'uncaring' nature. Nathan -- Rule Date: 2002-11-25 18:17:04 GMT
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